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Leopoldo Manquiseil es un plataformas en dos dimensiones simple y adictivo. Su jugabilidad es pura vieja escuela y gran parte de su coste va destinado a un bonito fin. Más allá de eso, nos encontramos con un juegovídeo que no aporta nada nuevo a la industria pero que compensa sus carencias con un reducido precio. No será el juego de tu vida, pero será una opción muy recomendable para un viaje o fin de semana sin plan.

Los amantes de las plataformas 2D pueden disfrutar de una nueva propuesta interesante para Switch (que es la versión que hemos analizado) y PC que entretiene bastante mientras dura… lo que pasa es que dicha diversión apenas da para un par de horas de juego, las cuales se pueden extender un poquito más si queremos hacernos con todos los coleccionables. También hemos echado en falta algo más de chispa en su faceta técnica y un mayor grado de refinamiento en general, pero a pesar de estos inconvenientes y dado su precio reducido, no es una mala opción para los usuarios de dichos formatos.

While not bringing anything new to the genre Leopoldo Manquiseil does an admirable job creating the fun, fast-paced action expected in a platformer. While the story seems arbitrary the depth really comes through in its conclusion. That is when you realise that this is a story about one man, a real man, and his quest to save the industry he truly loves. There is no better way to have a story like that told than buy a creative team filled with people that love him to the same level.

Sadly though, as epic as a Mario/Super Meat Boy mashup sounds, Leopoldo Manquiseil only really achieves the basics with the game mechanics throwing few surprises into the overall experience. Sure, it’s got multiple levels of increasing difficulty, it has a timer to pave the way for speed runners, it has a story that somewhat links it all together in some strange way, and the movement and controls certainly feel fluid enough to achieve a successful route through the many traps and hazards that populate each level. But it’s hardly original in terms of gameplay, and with so many platformers on the market to choose from, this isn’t something that’s going to live long in the memory given the gameplay style it’s going for has already been mastered elsewhere before.

Leopoldo Manquiseil is fun 2D minimalist action platformer that has been created to support a member of the Spanish video game industry who has had to leave BadLand Games due to an illness. It features a good amount of content for its $5.99 budget price, and since you’ll be getting a couple of hours or so out of your purchase. It’s pixel retro looks and chiptune soundtrack also help to make this one an easy game to recommend for platforming fans.